Europe’s first Ariane 6 flight achieved most of its goals, but ended prematurely (arstechnica.com)

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[-] troyunrau@lemmy.ca 7 points 1 month ago

The glitch they experienced is trivial on the scale of the larger picture.

[-] threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works 6 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Yeah, for the maiden flight of a rocket, it went incredibly smoothly. Well done Arianespace and ESA! Europe has an operational launch vehicle again!

this post was submitted on 10 Jul 2024

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